I feel guilty for liking Helly and Mark’s relationship after this episode

I always thought the relationship between Mark S and Helly R was really sweet. Even the scene with Helena in the diner showed a bit of chemistry between the two characters before Helena decided to get all weird and rude about Mark’s wife. I wondered how they were going to resolve that love triangle between Mark, Helly, and Gemma if they ever successfully rescued Gemma and got out of there in one piece. I’ll admit that I leaned a lot more towards Helly/Helena since Gemma/Miss Casey wasn’t really that compelling of a character.

But this episode, my god. Kudos to the actress, because she showed so much charm. In one episode, I’d come to understand how important Gemma and Mark were to each other. She wasn’t just a generic idealized dead wife. She had her own struggles yet still held onto her feelings for Mark, despite their last moments together being a bit cold and tense.

Honestly, this is one of the few shows I’ve watched where both love interests were well written to be independent characters rather than just there to be loved, and they’re both played by such strong actresses.